Fish lure



April 14, 1970 PEARCE 3,505,755

FISH LURE Filed Feb. 6, 1968 FIG.I

IN VE/VfO ft Jayzv C PEARCE United States Patent 3,505,755 FISH LUREJohn C. Pearce, Randolph County, near Lumpkin, Ga. Streak-O-Lean LureCompany, Lumpkin, Ga. 31815) Filed Feb. 6, 1968, Ser. No. 703,416 Int.Cl. A01k 85/00 US. Cl. 43--42.06 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Aflexible plastic fish lure which resemblies a worm, eel or any other bugor creature, sometimes called a live-action lure, with a substance orcompound inside which may include fish oil and other odorous substancesattractive to those fish affected by smell. An elongated wick-likemember of textile fibers is saturated with the substance or compound andpositioned to be covered by the liquid plastic material whichencapsulates the wick-like member after solidifying. Thus, when the lureleaves the place of fabrication it is sealed until used and the oil andgrease and odor is not substantially apparent and will not stain thefishermans clothes but one a hook is inserted through the plastic andpenetrates the wick-like material and makes an opening from the interiorto the outside and the lure is brought into contact with the water theodor is released.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention A primary orsignificant classification would seem to be most particularly artificialbait having a substance emitting and/or water passage and possiblyartificial bait with flexible appendages e.g., worms.

General comments on prior art It is, of course, well known in thefishing lure art to saturate or coat a fishing lure of many types with afish-getting compound sometime referred to form an advertisingstandpoint as magic oils or miracle fishgetting compounds some of whichuse natural fish products like fish oil and other substances obtainedfrom fishes. Ordinarily these fish-getting compounds are sold in abottle and a fisherman applies the compound directly to his lure justprior to fishing. The effect of the water and the friction of the luremoving in the water removes the compound rapidly making it necessary forthe fisherman to continue periodically to apply the compound. Thesubstance can be applied to the exterior of a lure in some other manneras for example by attaching a swatch of material soaked in the compoundand selling the lure already packaged in this manner. However, once thepackage is opened the odor begins to become apparent and packaging mustbe effective or the compound will dissipate during storage. Also, if thecompound is on a swatch of material on the outside of the lure thefriction of the water and the dilution by the water rapidly dissipatesthe compound. In addition, it is troublesome to carry a separate bottleof fish-getting compound and apply it to the lure in the boat or in thesurf or some other place. Prior art devices which attach the compound tothe lure to release same in the water are much more expensive then thepresent device and in many instances much less effective.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The molding of live-action,flexible plastic worms, eels and other creatures for fishing lures iswell known and "Ice a very common art at this time and will not bediscussed in detail. Many plastics can be obtained which are mixed andpoured into a mold having cavities repre-, senting the particularcreature to be formed. The present invention can be embodied in manydifferent types of creatures such as elongated creatures like worms,snakes and eels but also frogs, minnows and an unlimited number ofcreatures both real and imaginary. For sake of illustration and apreferred form for fishing, the present device resembles a small eel ofany color with a long continuous slick body having a small sinousportion near the head defining a curved head and having a split tailwhich is flat on both sides causing the eel to wiggle in the water whenpulled by a fishing line. The material is preferably a soft, toughsubstantially inert plastic material which is molded with an internalelongated wick-like member which may be of textile fibers such as nylonor cotton yarn twisted and spun into a thread-like member or can be apiece of string or small rope. The wick-like member is saturated with afish-getting solution such as a mixture of codfish oil, mineral oil andother animal oils and the wick-like member is encapsulated in theplastic eel and sealed therein during manufacture. Thereafter until thehook is inserted the fish-getting compound is tightly sealed inside theplastic case which acts as a container and the lure may be sold loosewith less likelihood of contamination to other things. To place thefish-getting compound in operation, the fisherman inserts the hook inthe usual manner of preparing a plastic fishing eel for use by insertingthe barbed sharp pointed end of the hook in the head of the plastic eeland pushing it down through a portion of the head leading it out fromone side of the body at the same time puncturing the plastic case intothe cavity which holds the wick-like member thereby releasing thecompound to the outside.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other and further objects and advantages ofmy invention will become apparent upon reading the followingspecification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lure made in accordance with thepresent invention shown diagrammatically in use in the water.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially medially andlongitudinally through the lure shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the lure shown in FIG. 1demonstrating from full lines to dotted lines the Way a hook is insertedin the lure to place the fishgetting compound into operation.

SPECIFICATION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The lure is designated generallyby reference number 10 and as mentioned previously is a flexible,lightweight, tough elongated lure which is manufactured from one of themany plastic materials that are mixed liquid and caused to form bychemical or heat catalyst or otherwise into a solid plastic material.The particular form of the invention in FIG. 1 resembles a small fish oreel having an elongated tapered body 12, a divided flat tail 14. Thebody 12 is somewhat sinuous at 16 forming a head 18. A hook designatedgenerally by reference numeral 20 has a hook-eye 22 to which is attacheda leader 24 pulling the lure 10 in the usual manner.

Referring to FIG. 2, as seen in cross-section, when manufactured theflexible plastic lure 10 in FIG. 1 is provided with a cavity 30 in whichis sealed a wick-like member 32 which is an elongated, flexible membermanu- Factured from yarn or thread by twisting or otherwise 1nd whichmay be a piece of string or textile yarn used n weaving carpet. Somematerials such as cotton absorb he compound and may be used or othermaterial such is cellulose, polypropelene or other materials which donot tctually absorb the compound may be used. The member 62 is saturatedWith a fish-getting compound such as a mixture of cod-liver oil, mineraloils and other animal oils lntil it is saturated and then is caused toassume a posiion inside the liquid plastic of the lure which solidifieshereby sealing the member 30 inside and tightly encapulating same fromthe atmosphere. In the condition of IG. 2, the fish-getting compound issealed from the vutside and will remain sealed for a reasonably longtime lntil placed into use. Therefore, it is not necessary to ightlypackage the lure 10 or to carry it Wrapped in nlastic or other materialnor will the lure bleed or exude be material in the member 32 to thesurface and make he hands and fingers messy and smelly when handling helure after removal from the package. The lure 10 a removed when readyfor use and is substantially clean .nd smooth on the surface and it is afairly clean operaion to take the hook 20 shown in FIG. 3 and to inserthe barbed point 26 by the point 28 into the head 18 of he eel 12manipulating and shoving the shank 34 of he hook until the barbed point26 penetrates the exterior f the eel 12 again and assumes the dottedline position n FIG. 3 outside the lure with the shank 34 inside the urehaving created a passageway from the exterior of he body of the lure 10to the interior cavity 30 thereby xposing the lure to the atmosphere orto the water in vhich it operates. After the hook has been inserted ashown in FIG. 3, the fish-getting compound goes into tperation and slowlyseeps from the lure gradually creatng the odor that attracts some fish.

While I have shown and described a particular embodinent of my inventionthis is by Way of illustration only and does not constitute the onlyform of the invention ince as mentioned previously any number ofdifferent ypes of creatures may be reproduced as the main body )1? thelure and various other alterations, changes, deviaions, eliminations,conditions, substitutions, removals, :ombinings, departures andmodifications may be made in he embodiment shown and described withoutdeparting 'rom the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a fishing lure which is attached to a fishing line ind used in thewater to attract fish:

(a) a molded, flexible and bendable lure body of unitary constructionmade from substantially inert plastic-like material to simulate bait andto have action in the Water,

(b) an elongated, wick-like axially extending member molded inside saidflexible lure body during the molding thereof and being tightly confinedand sealed within said lure body and surrounded by a thickness ofplastic material, said thickness being greater than the thickness ofsaid member for the greater portion of the length of said member andwhich protects said Wick-like member from substantial accidental releasethrough the outside of said lure body as might occur during shipping andthe like and substantially prevents said wick-like member from beingdisturbed until deliberately used,

(c) said wick-like member being saturated with a fishgetting compoundsuch as cod-liver oil solution and which solution is caused to emit fromthe flexible lure body upon the insertion and penetration of a membersuch as the sharp tip of a first hook inserted from the outside of saidlure body through the material of the lure body and into the wick-likemember to create an opening through the lure body through which saidfish-getting compound may emit.

2. The device claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said body is in the form of an elongated creature simulating an eel,worm or other fish lure and said wick-like member is elongated, textilestring which has been soaked with said fist-getting compound prior tobeing molded internally inside of said flexible lure body.

3. The lure in claim 1:

said wick-like member being flexible, continuous and substantially solidin construction and extending along a substantial length of said body.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,449,853 6/1969 Shearer 4342.34

ALDRICH F. MEDBERRY, Primary Examiner J. H. CZERWONKY, AssistantExaminer US. Cl. X.R. 4342.24

